Ch. 1. The Background -- Ch. 2. Colonial America -- Ch. 3. The Era of the American Revolution -- Ch. 4. The Trend Toward Indoor Relief -- Ch. 5. The Civil War and After - Scientific Charity -- Ch. 6. Child Welfare -- Ch. 7. The Public Health Movement -- Ch. 8. The Settlement House Movement -- Ch. 9. The Mental Health Movement -- Ch. 10. Renaissance of Public Welfare -- Ch. 11. The Quest for Professionalization -- Ch. 12. Social Work and Welfare in the 1920s -- Ch. 13. Depression and a New Deal -- Ch. 14. From World War to Great Society -- Ch. 15. A Transitional Era -- Ch. 16. War on the Welfare State -- Ch. 17. Toward a New Domestic Order?